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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
leith f (genitive singular leithe, nominative plural leitheanna)
- flatfish; fluke, flounder
- flat flabby thing
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “leith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Etymology 2
Noun
leith f sg
- dative singular of leath (“side; part, direction”) (used in certain phrases)
Further reading
References
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
leith
- genitive singular of leth (o-stem declension)
- dative singular of leth (s-stem declension)
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Lenition |
Nasalization
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leith also lleith after a proclitic ending in a vowel
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leith pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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